From 17183c3ee64d59bc2c308710c659f86cb4fee724 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: =?UTF-8?q?Micha=C5=82=20Ska=C5=82ka?= <michal.skalka@swmansion.com>
Date: Mon, 15 Apr 2024 16:59:43 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] Fix selection prop useEffect

---
 src/MarkdownTextInput.web.tsx | 4 +++-
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/src/MarkdownTextInput.web.tsx b/src/MarkdownTextInput.web.tsx
index 891b6b9c9..7779a6d2d 100644
--- a/src/MarkdownTextInput.web.tsx
+++ b/src/MarkdownTextInput.web.tsx
@@ -575,7 +575,9 @@ const MarkdownTextInput = React.forwardRef<TextInput, MarkdownTextInputProps>(
       }
       CursorUtils.setCursorPosition(divRef.current, selection.start, selection.end);
       updateSelection(null, {start: selection.start, end: selection.end || selection.start});
-    }, [selection, updateSelection]);
+      // we need to update the selection only when the selection prop changes, so it won't interfere with updating cursor position whn typing
+      // eslint-disable-next-line react-hooks/exhaustive-deps
+    }, [selection]);
 
     useEffect(() => {
       if (history.current?.history.length !== 0) {